The First Civil War and the Three Day's War

Akaeia entered a period of crisis in October 1727. Tensions between the Houses and the Imperial Government, coupled with a growing financial burden and a weak Crown, led to the First Civil War with the revolt of Imperial forces under Tauen Skenosix in the province of Eskinanthus. Coupled with nationalist movements there, the rebellion soon gained strength, spreading across Akaeia quickly.

At this moment, Sicinian forces launched the infamous attack that began the Three Day's War. Faced with rebellion in the provinces and war on the front, the Akaeian government began to crumble. In the southeast, Imperial forces withdrew before Siciniam pulling back over the mountains in a desperate attempt to both counter the revolutionaries and keep the Sicinians out. Although a similar tactic worked in the Panselle War, there were no troops with which to reinforce the southern army, and the land fell to Sicinia without severe fighting. In the north, at Akaseia, Imperial troops under Dauvan Atreiadeias held the city despite fierce fighting, while the northern armies were scraped bare with the mobilization of any and all fighting men to repel the assault.

Following the conclusion of the war, the situation in Akaeia was agitated by the flight of a half million Akaeians from the recently lost land into the Akaeian heartland, overwhelming the government and adding an immense burden to the already large number of issues.